ClearAccess Launches Compatibility Program for TR-069 Devices

Standards-Based Multi-Vendor Solution Helps Telcos and ISPs
Rapidly Deploy Advanced Managed Broadband Services to Subscribers
VANCOUVER, Wash.--(Business Wire)--
ClearAccess, a leading provider of managed broadband gateway
solutions for telecommunications operators, announces the highly
anticipated ClearAccess Compatibility Program. The goal of the
Compatibility Program is to validate interoperability of third-party
vendor CPE (customer premise equipment) with the TR-069 standard and
to provide seamless interoperability with ClearAccess' ClearVision
Management System, which can be easily deployed as a hosted web-based
management application or as a standalone appliance.

TR-069 is the leading protocol defined by the Broadband Forum for
remote management of residential broadband gateways and IP-aware
devices in the home or office network.

Operators Have a Lot to Gain from the ClearAccess Compatibility
Program

"Service providers have a lot to gain from deploying broadband
networks that are compatible with the TR-069 family of standards,"
states Joel Pennington, Director of Marketing and Business Development
for ClearAccess. "It allows them to offer their subscribers
state-of-the art capabilities - like managed WiFi and Internet
security, IPTV, content filtering, Internet time blocking, and home
networking - with high levels of service for a relatively low cost.
The proliferation and complexity of broadband residential devices
makes the task of configuring the home network too complicated for
most people. In the face of mounting competition from cable operators,
the ability to easily offer new 'sticky' services for a reasonable
cost is a critical business issue for operators."

The TR-069 protocol enables remote management and new service
delivery for an array of residential devices and applications. Service
providers can avoid costly truck rolls to customer locations and
instead use TR-069 for remote troubleshooting and auto-configuration.

"The Broadband Forum has successfully evolved TR-069 into a
groundbreaking standard that addresses key technical and business
challenges for telecom operators and their broadband subscribers,"
said George Dobrowski, Chairman and President of the Broadband Forum.
"The ClearAccess Compatibility Program represents a great example of
industry leaders making the benefits of TR-069 tangible for service
providers."

ClearAccess Compatibility Lab

The ClearAccess Compatibility Lab will validate TR-069-based
interoperability for a wide range of CPE devices from multiple vendors
to help operators deploy multi-vendor broadband equipment to their
subscribers. In addition, ClearAccess will enable service providers to
remotely manage their installed base of CPEs using the ClearAccess
TR-069 Activation Utility, saving truck rolls and enabling more
devices to be managed.

The ClearAccess Compatibility Program initially will focus on
residential broadband CPEs, including DSL modems and Ethernet
gateways, and will add other categories of devices that are addressed
by the Broadband Forum's standards such as IP Set-Top Boxes, Fiber
ONTs, Wireless Access Points, Powerline Ethernet Adaptors, VoIP Phones
and ATAs - just to name a few.

"The ClearVision Management System provides us with powerful
visibility to our broadband customer base," said Charlie Cano of ETEX.
"We are excited about the future possibilities of working with our
customers to support a variety of devices in their homes as a way to
tighten the relationship."

"ClearAccess' commitment to standards-based TR-069
interoperability enables our customers to access new remote management
capabilities with greater confidence," said Brian Henrichs, VP of
Business Development for Actiontec. "The ClearAccess ACS represents a
complementary solution to Actiontec's broad portfolio of
TR-069-compliant CPE products."

The Compatibility Program has identified criteria to evaluate
devices across three levels of compatibility: basic, intermediate and
advanced. The initial ClearAccess Compatible products will come from
vendors such as Actiontec, BEC, Comtrend, DQ, Inteno, Starbridge,
Zhone and ZyXEL.

TelcoTV 2008 Participation

At TelcoTV 2008, ClearAccess' ClearVision Management System will
be featured in the Broadband Forum's Control Area located in booth
#109. Additionally, live demonstrations of Connect & Surf(TM), TR-069
Device Management, and Advanced Services will be held in the
ClearAccess booth (#205).

About ClearAccess

ClearAccess offers advanced broadband CPE management solutions
based on the TR-069 standard that address the growing need for
automatic subscriber activation, remote CPE management, and new
incremental revenue streams. The ClearVision Management System
decreases operational expense and customer churn by offering greater
WAN and customer LAN support capabilities and increases profitability
through the delivery of new data services. Visit www.clearaccess.com
to learn more.

About the Broadband Forum

The Broadband Forum's mission is to develop the full potential of
broadband. Focused on home-to-core network and management solutions,
our standards empower providers to achieve more with their broadband
deployment. Established in 1994 as the ADSL Forum and later as the DSL
Forum, the Broadband Forum has seen its work over the past 14 years
evolve from addressing physical layer ADSL transport specifications to
advanced transport and management specifications for all forms of
broadband. The Broadband Forum's formal BroadbandSuite(TM) Release
Program and all technical reports are publicly available at
www.broadband-forum.org.

OnPR for ClearAccess
Press Contact:
Jeff Fishburn, 503-802-4408
jefff@onpr.com

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